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Easy home remedies for children Does Ear Plastic Surgery affect your hearing? Ear pain prevention for long flights on a plane Smoking and Ear infections Top Natural Antibiotic for curing Otitis Media
 
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Easy home remedies for children’s ear pain

Today, children’s ear pain is treated with antibiotics, because usually ear pain is the result of an ear infection. However, before prescribing antibiotics, doctors have to wait up to 72 hours. So, how can you wait for 3 days before your child is starting to get antibiotics that will help with ear pain? Will you [...]

Does Ear Plastic Surgery affect your hearing?

Does Ear Plastic Surgery affect your hearing?

Fortunately, torn earlobes or protruded ears (bat ears) can be corrected by ear plastic surgery, also known as otoplasty. Extensively large ears or the ones which stick out cause children to be more vulnerable to bulling or teasing. Such surgical procedures have nothing to do with the hearing ability of the patient; they only improve [...]

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Ear pain prevention for long flights on a plane

Flying is wonderful, and many people enjoy it, but, there are those that find flying dreadful because of the ear pain that comes with it. This pain is nothing more than pressure that builds inside one’s ears; fortunately it is a temporary thing for most people, but for some, it can be quite disturbing. So, [...]

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Smoking and Ear infections – is there a link?

Everybody knows that smoking is bad, but not many people know that smoking can be responsible for ear infections. Common knowledge says that cancer, heart failure and emphysema are common with smokers, but, smoking can also cause otitis, an ear infection common in children. Otitis – an ear infection common in children, and smokers As [...]

Top Natural Antibiotic for curing Otitis Media

Top Natural Antibiotic for curing Otitis Media

Ear infection, scientifically known as otitis media, can cause many symptoms, including; pain, lack of sleep, rhinitis, elevated body temperature, irritability, loss of balance and hearing impairment. If complicated, it can lead to permanent deafness; furthermore, it may spread to the brain in severe conditions. Mostly, ear infection occurs in infants and toddlers, in fact, [...]

Ear wax and ringing in the ear – are they related

Ear wax and ringing in the ear – are they related

27 January 2012

What is that annoying ringing in the ear? The annoying ringing in the ear or that whistling or popping sound that you hear sometimes is medically referred to as tinnitus.  This condition has a great deal of causes, but the most common cause is prolonged exposure to powerful noises; the second common cause is ear [...]

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Surgically-Implanted Hearing Devices – Cochlear Implant

Surgically-Implanted Hearing Devices – Cochlear Implant

24 January 2012

Cochlear implants are complicated small electronic devices, which help in providing the sound sensation to the individuals who suffer from severe deafness. A cochlear implant is usually formed of 2 parts; an external part which is fitted behind the affected ear, and another part which is implanted or inserted surgically beneath the skin. Furthermore, this [...]

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Noise Induced Hearing Loss – the truth revealed

Noise Induced Hearing Loss – the truth revealed

24 January 2012

Our daily life is full of sounds, i.e. from radios, TVs, IPods, the traffic, washing machines, and vacuum machines and so on. We naturally hear such sounds in their safety levels; the levels which can’t harm our hearing. But when we are exposed to very loud sounds or noises for a prolonged period of time, [...]

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Fast ear pain relief

Fast ear pain relief

23 January 2012

Of course, ear pain is never pleasant, and usually it means a whole day wasted, as you can’t really focus on your chores. Let’s not forget how hard it can be to sleep at night with excruciating ear pain and how this means frustrated and restless sleep. So, how can you get fast ear pain [...]

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Possible ear pain causes

Possible ear pain causes

20 January 2012

Ear pain is something that’s common in children and adults alike. Before treating the symptoms, it’s important to know the cause of your ear pain. Treatment is always going to work better if the cause and not the symptoms are treated.  Since ear pain treatment can range from homemade remedies to antibiotics and to surgery, [...]

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Diabetes-Associated Hearing Loss in Adults

Diabetes-Associated Hearing Loss in Adults

17 January 2012

Diabetes is a multisystem endocrine condition characterized by elevated blood sugar levels. Diabetes occurs mostly due to either a problem in the insulin synthesis or due to an impairment of the insulin function in the body.  This condition affects about twenty one million Americans; actually, it is the major leading cause for cardiovascular disease (CVD), [...]

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Homemade middle ear infection remedies

Homemade middle ear infection remedies

16 January 2012

There are a number of factors that can lead to middle ear infections, as well as a number of drugs that are used to treat these infections. However, these drugs can have a number of side effects that are not so pleasant. Fortunately, there are a number of middle ear infection remedies that are 100% [...]

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Most Common Causes for Hearing Loss in Adults

Most Common Causes for Hearing Loss in Adults

12 January 2012

There are multiple causes for hearing loss in adults, but these causes can be classified into two main categories; conductive causes and sensorineural causes. Conductive hearing loss occurs due to the presence of a physical obstacle in the way of the motion of the sound waves through the affected ear, like in the ear canal [...]

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Do you have a sinus infection or allergies

Do you have a sinus infection or allergies

11 January 2012

Of course, each year millions of persons experience one or more nasal symptoms. But, are they the result of an allergy or of a sinus infection? And, most importantly, is there a difference between the two?  Let’s take a closer look at allergies and sinus infections. Allergies 101 The most common allergy is hay fever [...]

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Ear, Nose and Throat Allergies in Children

Ear, Nose and Throat Allergies in Children

10 January 2012

Ear, nose, and throat allergies in children can cause many symptoms, including otitis media, fluid in ear, ear pressure, nasal congestion, seasonal rhinitis, sneezing, cough, sleeping disorders, chronic sinusitis, fatigue, and more.  Unfortunately, the allergies in toddlers are misdiagnosed with multiple conditions. Children suffering from allergies in the nose usually possess a medical history full [...]

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